List of Kids Anime films and video games that never got an English Dub release.
To the IMDB staff, and the fans of Anime TV shows, movies and video games. I want to let you know there are actually Anime TV shows which you cannot find in the USA, UK, CA, AU English regions.
These are the Japanese, Chinese and Korean Anime cartoons which has not seen an English Dub release and may be stuck in their foreign languages. These are the lost forgotten films nobody in the USA knows about or really cares about.
These are the Japanese, Chinese and Korean Anime cartoons which has not seen an English Dub release and may be stuck in their foreign languages. These are the lost forgotten films nobody in the USA knows about or really cares about.
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- DirectorIsamu HirabayashiHiro TakashimaStarsOmi MinamiSaori SugimotoTakumi YamazakiShimajiro and friends tour the dig bug robot which breaks down in the middle of the desert. Shimajiro meets a girl named Coco who was separated from her mother in a sandstorm, and they look for her together.While there's a poster with the English Title Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis. I looked at Benesse's official PDF file credits and found that they have English voice actors in the credits. The Benesse company informed me that there is actually an English Dub release. as seen in this poster. I don't know what happened to it since it was only shown at the Toronto Canada film festival and the Hawaii and San Diego Film festival. Other than that, I haven't seen an English DVD release for Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis. It may be lost in the Benesse or Toho Animation vault.
Currently this Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis film is in 4 languages Japanese, Korean and Chinese and English. - DirectorIsamu HirabayashiStarsOmi MinamiMiki TakahashiTakumi YamazakiFlowers are dying on the island where Shimajiro and his friends live. One day they meet a fairy girl named Fufu who claims to be from Flower Kingdom, together Shimajiro and friends sets out to find the rainbow flower to save the kingdom.
- DirectorHiroshi KawamataYoung Kyun ParkIsamu HirabayashiStarsOmi MinamiMiki TakahashiTakumi YamazakiShimajiro and his friends discover an injured whale and Gaogao helps it out, they later go underwater to find the whale mother and the fish in the ocean and encounters a giant crab.
- DirectorJang HyungHiroshi KawamataIsamu HirabayashiStarsOmi MinamiMiki TakahashiTakumi YamazakiThis is the third movie starring a tiger boy named Shimajiro, and it will be screened in movie theaters around Japan. Like its two predecessors, the movie has been conceived to be a child's first movie theater experience, and has been designed in a way that will hold the attention of a young audience throughout the film. Each child is given a cardboard megaphone that they are encouraged to use at various times by the story's characters to cheer them on or shout a particular phrase, and even use as a weapon to thwart the film's villain. The film itself features a wide variety of entertainment, from sing-alongs to dance-alongs, puppet animation, and regular animation. Japanese screenings of the movie come with a short break in the middle, while the lighting and sound in the theater are adjusted to give the children the most comfortable experience possible.
- DirectorIsamu HirabayashiGil Hoon JungStarsOmi MinamiMiki TakahashiMiki TakahashiThis is the fourth movie starring a tiger boy named Shimajiro, and it has already been screened in movie theaters around Japan. Like its three predecessors, the movie has been conceived to be a child's first movie theater experience, and has been designed in a way that will hold the attention of a young audience throughout the film. Each child is given a cardboard megaphone that they are encouraged to use at various times by the story's characters to cheer them on or shout a particular phrase, and even use as a tool to help the characters out of a tight spot. In the movie, Shimajiro and his friends find themselves magically transported into the pages of an illustrated children's book. In keeping with this storybook theme, every encounter is depicted using different media-from animation to puppetry and paper dolls-and incorporates a wide variety of interactive activities, including singing, dancing, and riddles. Japanese screenings of the movie came with a short break in the middle, while the lighting and sound in the theater are adjusted to give the children the most comfortable experience possible.
- DirectorRyoji AokiTakamitsu KawamuraStarsChafûrinEiji HanawaMinoru InabaThis movie takes place in Heroland invented by Ururu where heroes and heroines can meet, Heroland is in trouble and they go to Gaogao-San in the Dokodemo Sidecar to save it from the robot threatening the land.There actually is an English Dub for this Shimajiro film. There's also an English and Chinese Dub for this film.
I'm not sure if the English dub will ever be released on Amazon video, or Hulu since I cannot find it in the English region. - DirectorTomohiro KawamuraStarsKeiko HanMegumi HanMinoru InabaQiaohu is having a temper tantrum because his mom is spending too much time on taking care of the little sister, he meets with the little inventor squirrel Jin Jin from the forest kingdom while he tells the story to his friends.
- StarsYoshiko ÔtaMasako NozawaKôsei TomitaAbout Doraemon, a future cat like robot who come to change the life of Nobita with his extraordinary item.
- CreatorFujio F. FujikoStarsNobuyo ÔyamaNoriko OharaKazuya TatekabeDoraemon is a robotic cat that comes from the 22nd century. He comes to 20th century and stays with Nobi Family. The Nobis love Doraemon very much. So Doraemon always help the Nobis with the devices from 22nd century.
- StarsOmi MinamiKikuko InoueTakumi YamazakiShimajiro the tiger boy goes on adventures with animal friends as they explore the world and learn new words in this 2D animated cartoon, there are live action scenes where Shimajiro mascots and his friend mascots meet people on the show.There is actually English dub episodes to Shimajiro TV show and episodes with English dub speaking. Originally the 1990s Shimajiro TV show episodes never had an English dub.
The original Shimajiro TV episodes had a Japanese, Chinese, and Korean release and other foreign languages. This English TV show didn't reach English audiences until the official Shimajiro youtube came along sometime in the late 2000s. - CreatorFujio F. FujikoStarsWasabi MizutaMegumi ÔharaYumi KakazuThe misadventures of Doraemon, a robot cat from the future, who with his gadgets, is sent back in time to help make Nobita Nobi, a boy without much talent, a better person.There are actually over 50 English dub episodes on Disney XD which has been censored in the USA and UK for problematic scenes.
However most of the episodes of Doraemon never got an official English dub release. - DirectorMasami HataStarsMinami TakayamaMegumi HayashibaraChikao ÔtsukaAn elder clan mouse puts George and Gerard on a quest to pursue the dragon of light to decide who will become his successor.This is an Anime mouse cartoon which was only released in Japanese and Korean. Sadly there is no English dub at this time.
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsSatomi IshiharaTomonori JinnaiYumi KakazuAfter falling from the sky, a small white puppy is rescued by a young girl named Anna, who brings him back to her cafe. Here he is introduced to the other puppies living there, and is given the name Cinnamon. However, a jealous wizard named Chowder is suspicious of Cinnamon and casts a spell to spite him. This spell turns out to be more trouble than anticipated, and the little white puppy that fell from the sky may just become an unlikely hero.
- DirectorHitoshi AbeShinobu OgawaStarsTomohisa AsôHiroko EmoriToshio FurukawaIt's Christmas Eve, fire broke out at the theme park skyscraper, Pete and Danny must put out the fires, battle robots and rescue the victims from the burning building including penguins in this action Playstation game.
- DirectorTohru NarihiroMasayuki HorikawaRoy, a young nobleman from the small independent nation of Pherae leads a growing army against the forces of King Zephiel of the kingdom of Bern, who is gradually taking over Elibe with the aid of a mysterious power.
- DirectorKaori AndoEiji IshidaHiromi HayashiStarsRyohei KimuraInori MinaseYuki OnoAn RPG crossover between Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei. Set in Modern Day Tokyo Japan. The pop star heroes fight an enemy called Mirages from another world threatens Tokyo. Friendly Mirages from Fire Emblem helps out the heroes.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomShinnosuke YakuwaStarsWasabi MizutaMegumi ÔharaYumi KakazuNobita saw a moon turned yellow last night and told his class about it but they think it's funny. Doraemon gives him the "History Explorers Club Badge" and discovers there's life on the moon. Until a new student changed him forever.
- DirectorKazuaki ImaiStarsWasabi MizutaMegumi ÔharaYumi KakazuUpon hearing about the story of Treasure Island, Nobita dreams of discovering and exploring his own treasure island, despite the fact all of the Earth has been mapped already.
- DirectorKôzô KusubaStarsWasabi MizutaMegumi ÔharaSubaru KimuraDoraemon, Nobita, and their Friends must aid Sophia to find a legendary Sword that might bring peace once again to the Seas.
- DirectorAtsushi TakahashiStarsMai AsadaChiakiAya EndôUnable to endure the midsummer heat, Doraemon transports Nobita and his friends to a huge iceberg floating in the South Pacific. While creating an amusement parks with the secret tool "Ice-working Iron" the group finds a mysterious golden ring in the ice. Upon closer examination, they determine that the ring was buried in Antarctica 100,000 years ago - before people could have lived there. Doraemon and friends head to Antarctica looking for the owner of the ring and come across the ruins of a huge city buried in the ice. Using Doraemon's Time Belt, the group travels back 100,000 years ago and meets the young girl Kara who is connected to the mysterious ring. But now the group must fight for survival as Doraemon faces the crisis of the entire Earth freezing.
- DirectorJisoo HanMoon Jae-deaStarsJo Hyeon-jeongSin-hee BakLee So-eunThe movie takes place between Seasons 1 and 2. The Green Forest Village hosts a festival in celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the large tree growing in the middle of the village. While Curucuru and his friends are helping in the festival, they learned that tree's vitality is due to a legendary item call the Pingya, which gives it Eternal Love and Life. But in the midst of the festival, a bunch of Pirate Hyenas came to the village and stole the legendary item, causing the tree to wilt. Now it's up to Curucuru and his pals to get it back from the pirates, before things can go worse. But amid-st the actual troubles they face, the kids also encounter a strange Tiger child, who is connected to the incident.This is a Korean stop motion film which reminds me of Callico Critters.
This film only got a Korean release and there has never been any other dub. It's very unlikely this film will ever get an English dub since it is a very unknown film. - DirectorAyumu WatanabeKôzô KusubaStarsWasabi MizutaMegumi ÔharaYumi KakazuNobita finds a small plant still in a container at an abandoned area and decides to take it home. His mother asks him not to put it on their garden because it won't have space to properly grow. Therefore he asks Doraemon for help. The robot cat then uses a special plant converter from the future that will allow the plant to move freely without the need to form roots attached to the ground. Named "Kibou" (Hope), the small green creature gleefully plays with Nobita and his friends. The group is taken by surprise when they are suddenly transported to another planet governed by a society of plant beings. Doraemon and his friends then discover that due to mankind's mistreatment of nature, the green population is planning to remove all plants from Earth. They must now return home and find a way to save the world.This Doraemon film was dub in Japanese and Chinese and there has never been an English Dub, however there are English subtitles in the Chinese dub version.
- DirectorHiroshi FukutomiStarsNobuyo ÔyamaNoriko OharaMichiko NomuraThrough the adventure in summer, a boy experiences meeting and parting with a friend.